Gilcher handcuffs an illegal immigrant as Trevino stands watch. Fabian Gonzales of Arcadia, N.M., is paid $20 an hour to play an immigrant for 20 hours a week at the academy. He has perfected responses that challenge students ability to comprehend Spanish and follow the laws of legal detention and interrogation.

Gilcher handcuffs an illegal immigrant as Trevino stands watch. Fabian Gonzales of Arcadia, N.M., is paid $20 an hour to play an immigrant for 20 hours a week at the academy. He has perfected responses that challenge students ability to comprehend Spanish and follow the laws of legal detention and interrogation. (Don Bartletti / LAT)

Gilcher handcuffs an illegal immigrant as Trevino stands watch. Fabian Gonzales of Arcadia, N.M., is paid $20 an hour to play an immigrant for 20 hours a week at the academy. He has perfected responses that challenge students ability to comprehend Spanish and follow the laws of legal detention and interrogation.